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Phil in the News

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Some news stories from the past week involving Chairman Mendelson:

DC Paid Leave Hearing to Focus on Economic Impact – D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson says the District will pass some form of paid leave mandate. He says he wants “a worker-friendly bill that is good for businesses.”  [NBC4]

Creation of New Metro Safety Group Pushed Back to 2017 – “This is crazy,” said Phil Mendelson, the chairman of the DC Council. He blamed bureaucrats within the transportation departments in the two states and the District for not moving quickly enough.  “They missed a deadline. They missed it not by a day or a week or an hour, they missed it by a year,” he said.  [WAMU]

DC Paid Family Leave Proposal Faces Two Hurdles: Cost and Mayor Bowser – The Council is set to hold a third hearing on the bill in February, at which point an amended version of the proposal could be presented for consideration, said Council Chairman Phil Mendelson. He has said that there is enough support on the Council to pass some version of the paid-leave bill.  [WAMU]

Phil in the News

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Happy New Year!  Chairman Mendelson and his office hope your family is having a happy 2016 so far.  Here are some news stories from the past week (and new year!) involving the Chairman:

Council Upholds Emergency Ban on Cannabis Clubs After Members Change Votes – Mendelson explained that he supported the prohibition on cannabis clubs along with Mayor Muriel Bowser=&0=&and police Chief Cathy Lanier in order to remove ambiguity for law enforcement agents.  “I’m surprised at these comments [against the ban] because [the bill] continues legislation that was supported unanimously [last year],” Mendelson said. “The origin was from the executive and in particular the chief of police.”  [Washington City Paper]

Tardies at All DC Schools Would Not Count as Absences Under Proposed Law – This legislation will enable our government to continue the progress towards reducing truancy,” Mendelson said in a statement. “Most people think of truancy as an educational issue, which it is, but it also is an indicator of children at risk for entering the juvenile justice system. For these two reasons, it must continue to be our priority to tackle truancy.” [The Washington Post]

DC Mayor at Risk of Watching Her Marijuana Policy Go Up in Smoke – Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D), however, said he is inclined to go along with continuing Bowser’s proposed ban on pot clubs. “I haven’t heard any complaints” about the way things are going, he said.  [The Washington Post]

 

Phil in the News

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Happy Holidays!  Here are some news articles featuring Chairman Mendelson from the past week:

Phil Mendelson Vows Transparency by Requiring Campaign Donations – “The big issue for me is improving the council’s oversight function,” Chairman Phil Mendelson, at-large Democrat, told The Washington Times. “I want a better chance of a fair deal for the District.”  [The Washington Times]

DC Police Force Falls Under 3,800 for First Time in a Decade – DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) said that there is no personnel crisis. He said discussion four years ago over the 3,800 number was born out of “crisis of the moment” but does not necessarily reflect the city today.  Said Mendelson, who once chaired the council’s public safety committee: “I personally think it would be helpful if the staffing of police were larger.” He added, “At the same time, I really do not think the attrition we’re seeing now is surprising and should set off alarms.”  [The Washington Post]

From all of us at Team Mendo, we wish you and your family a Happy New Year!  See you in 2016!

Chairman Mendelson’s Monthly Interview on NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt

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Chairman Mendelson appears on NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt every first Thursday of the month.

Here you can see archived links to those interviews:

November 2016 – Bruce & Phil talk Metro, DC Statehood and Death with Dignity

October 2016 – Derelict Housing & Police-involved shootings were the main topics discussed with Bruce DePuyt

September 2016 –  Chairman Mendelson and Bruce say goodbye to DC leaders Kaya Henderson & Chief Cathy Lanier

August 2016 – Bruce and the Chairman discuss DC Statehood and Metro’s money woes

July 2016

June 2016 – Kim Suiters asks the Chairman about Budget Autonomy, Parking Meters and Metro’s Safetrack Program. (Part 2 is HERE)

May 2016 – Bruce DePuyt focused his questions for Chairman Mendelson on WMATA, Statehood, the DC Trust and the Mayor’s Homeless plan

April 2016 – Chairman Mendelson and Bruce DePuyt discuss the Wizards Practice facility, Budget Autonomy and $15 per hour minimum wage.

March 2016 – Melanie Hastings hosts the Chairman as they discuss Economic Development, The Mayor’s Homeless Shelter Plan, and the upcoming Budget Season.

February 2016 – In Part 1, the Chairman discusses Universal Paid Family Leave, Walmart’s decision to Back out of 2 Developments and Clean-up of Snowzilla.  He also discussed Marijuana Legislation in Part 2 of the conversation.

January 2016 – Chairman Mendelson joined Melanie Hastings to talk about Gun Control, Crime Prevention and the Proposed increases on traffic violations.

December 2015 – The Chairman discusses DC Gun Laws, Paid Family Leave and Metro’s New General Manager

November 2015 – The Chairman discusses the search for Metro’s new GM and Homelessness

 

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